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    Post by Vanish Wed Nov 10, 2010 7:53 pm

    Well I started the Conversion from the 2 speed Power Glide to the turbo 350 Today .... and got seriously Out Gunned !!!! Having a Number of problems ... The first one is .. the Rubber Mount for the Power Glide is Not the same size.....

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    Then Come up to the shift Linkage ......

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    And Still Not Sure to do with the Kick Down ....

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    And the Dip stick Don't Fit Either !!!!!!

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    Post by donivan65 Wed Nov 10, 2010 9:02 pm

    All the rubber mounts are the same,,,,,,,pop those 2 halves out of the PowerGlide,,,,,,,
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    Post by Vanish Wed Nov 10, 2010 9:26 pm

    I took the Rubber off the power Glide (split it ) and Tried it on the other mount and it is too small !!! it dont fit .. Too small .... I am wondering if the shift lever on a turbo 350 in a second gen will bolt up to this 350 I am trying to put in ???? Still not sure about the dip stick .. But I geuss I could get a Flex tube style aftermarket tube .... and then there's the kick down ???


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    Post by donivan65 Wed Nov 10, 2010 9:46 pm

    There is a sleeve in the PowerGlide for those bushings,,,,,
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    Post by Vanish Wed Nov 10, 2010 10:16 pm

    Any Body Got a Picture of a second gen 350 turbo's Shifting Levers ???

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    Post by donivan65 Wed Nov 10, 2010 11:05 pm

    You would have to modify the linkage off the 3rd Gen where you got the trans out of,,,,,


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    Post by Digz Thu Nov 11, 2010 3:02 am

    Vanish , on the dipstick tube. I put one of those Lokar flex ones in my 700, hate the POC. If there is a decent way to bend ,torture or modify the steel one Id call it a last resort. Mine was junk to start with so I went aftermarket. The kick down cables are available in longer lengths if needed, I cant remember where I got mine for sure ,, probably Bowtie.
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    Post by whopman Thu Nov 11, 2010 3:25 am

    lokar makes the kick down cable as well...used the flex dipstick on my 350 in the 54 truck and the lokar adjustable kickdown cable. mostly straight forward.. the problem will be the mount on the intake to carb linkage...lokar makes some universal ones as well.
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    Post by whopman Thu Nov 11, 2010 3:49 am

    Vanish here are a few pics of the vacuum line to modulator and the flex dip stick line as well as the kickdown line. I haven't hooked up shift linkage yet but wont be using a column shift. Had a local hydraulic shop make the cooling lines.
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    Post by Vanish Thu Nov 11, 2010 2:21 pm

    whopman That's Nice !!!! So what are your Plans for the shift arm ?????

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    Post by richie61 Thu Nov 11, 2010 2:52 pm

    Vanish, been talking to Don about the same TH350 conversion in my 66 and I'll be following along very closely.
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    Post by whopman Thu Nov 11, 2010 3:03 pm

    Vanish this may work for you. page 14 [/url]http://www.lokar.com/pdf/lokar-catalog19.pdf
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    Post by Vanish Thu Nov 11, 2010 3:12 pm

    Richie ... Stay tuned .... Are you also Putting the Turbo 350 to the six Banger ?????

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    Post by Vanish Thu Nov 11, 2010 3:43 pm

    Digz wrote:Vanish , on the dipstick tube. I put one of those Lokar flex ones in my 700, hate the POC. If there is a decent way to bend ,torture or modify the steel one Id call it a last resort. Mine was junk to start with so I went aftermarket. The kick down cables are available in longer lengths if needed, I cant remember where I got mine for sure ,, probably Bowtie.


    DIgz...is that hard to fill with the Lokar Flex Dip stick tube ????

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    Post by richie61 Thu Nov 11, 2010 3:46 pm

    Yep....I got the DVR ready to record. If I didn't work 7 days a week I'd come and lend a hand....I have Sunday mornings off??
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    Post by Digz Thu Nov 11, 2010 3:54 pm

    It is slower to fill as you need a "should be supplied" adapter that you can hook up to a small funnel or something. That part doesnt bother so much as being hard to read the stick (maybe just old eyes). it's a nylon plastic dipstik and its just hard to see the color on it, and you have to wait awhile for the tube to drain enough to get a good reading to boot, And I have the short one! other than that they work fine and look good ! JMO
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    Post by Vanish Thu Nov 11, 2010 4:02 pm

    Richie ... Thanks' I really appreciate That .... at this Point ... I got to round up some more Parts ... it will be Just One step at a time .... I am going to find the Mount first ... then try to figure out the shift lever ..... and then the kick Down ....... I got the trans Bolted up and the converter Bolted up so it's just sitting up there ...... But hey I got started on it ....... But Rich You can come Down any time That's Good for you !!!!!!! Or maybe you and I and Don and who ever else we can get together Can go Hang out ..... Some time ...... I THINK THAT WOULD BE COOL !!!!!!!!

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    Post by Vanish Thu Nov 11, 2010 4:08 pm

    Digz wrote:It is slower to fill as you need a "should be supplied" adapter that you can hook up to a small funnel or something. That part doesnt bother so much as being hard to read the stick (maybe just old eyes). it's a nylon plastic dipstik and its just hard to see the color on it, and you have to wait awhile for the tube to drain enough to get a good reading to boot, And I have the short one! other than that they work fine and look good ! JMO

    They Do Look Good !!!!!!!!

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    Post by whopman Thu Nov 11, 2010 4:13 pm

    Vanish here is a picture of the adapter that comes with the flex fill line from lokar The dipstick part is a steel braided assembly with a lead end with the fill marks on it.... I had the steel tube stock type on the tranny...kept leaking at base and rusting.
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    Post by whopman Thu Nov 11, 2010 4:26 pm

    kickdown cable at carb
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    Post by richie61 Thu Nov 11, 2010 4:35 pm

    I missed you guys at Vic's.....I live a few miles from him. I'll see what the weekend schedule looks like for the next couple of weekends, don't know if my van is roadworthy enough for the trip but I'll steal the wife's VW. Time to get out of here.
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    Post by Digz Thu Nov 11, 2010 4:37 pm

    A metal end on the stik sounds way better, for some reason,maybe because its a shorty, mine just has some molded in hex marks on it and the oil doesnt stick to it very well.
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    Post by donivan65 Thu Nov 11, 2010 11:17 pm

    Vanish needs 2 of these mount bushings. The 69 and 70 Chevy/GMC vans came with 6 cylinders and a TH350,,,,,,thats where you will find the correct selector shaft and kickdown linkage as well as the trans filler tube and dipstick.


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    Post by donivan65 Sat Nov 13, 2010 6:24 pm

    Ok,,,,,,here is a REAL TH350 in a 2nd Gen,,,,,,,uses a bellcrank, somewhat the same as the clutch does,,,,,its in the same place and mounts the same,,,,,then it connects to a flange on the trans,,,,,,,the dipstick tube is about 24" long,,,,,,and it would seem to me that you would need a 69 or 70 Chevy van one off a Th350 or maybe a pick up or a car one,,,,,,,,


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    Post by Digz Sat Nov 13, 2010 6:41 pm

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    This tube I believe was out of a 3/4 ton truck, way to long.
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